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2023 Best History Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$38,715 Avg Salary

Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You

History is the #38 most popular major in Illinois with 974 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best History Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the history master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best History Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for history students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best history schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great place for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree history programs. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

Full History at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best History Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 614
Ohio 986
Indiana 533
Wisconsin 561

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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